Sunkar International Ski Jumping Complex

Sunkar International Ski Jumping Complex
Location	Gorniy Gigant District, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Opened	25 September 2010
Size
K–point	20, 40, 60, 95, 125 m
Hill size	66, 106, 140 m
Longest jump (unofficial / fall)	145 m (475 ft) Peter Prevc (27 February 2016)
Hill record	141.5 m (464 ft) Severin Freund (28 February 2016)
Asian Winter Games	2011

The Sunkar International Ski Jumping Complex (Kazakh: «Сұңқар» халықаралық шаңғы трамплиндер кешені, Sunqar halyqaralyq shańǵy tramplınder kesheni; Russian: Международный Комплекс Лыжных Трамплинов “Сункар”) is ski jumping center in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It's located in Gorniy Gigant District in the southern part of the city at an altitude of 900 metres above sea level in a unique place where there is almost no wind.

Sports: ski jumping, Nordic combined. The total area is 15137 km. The length of the large jumps is 125 and 90 meters.

History

In 1956, under the supervision of Eduard Chuprov, a teacher of the Institute of Physical Education, a 55-meter ski jump was restored, and a few years later the first national ski jumping and Nordic combined competitions were held in the Kazakh SSR. The first international competitions with the participation of 9 Soviet republics were held in 1959. Over time, the ski jump fell into disrepair and was destroyed.

The complex was built in 2010 on the site of the old ski jumping complex with 5,500 seating capacity.

For the Nordic World Junior Championships a new track was built at the complex, which meets modern requirements: a tracking system, timing system and lighting. The southern part of the track is asphalted to create both a competition area and a recreation area for citizens.

In 2011-2016, the springboard complex hosted the retro-festival "Alma-Ata - My First Love", becoming a new venue after the Alatau Sanatorium.

Features

The complex consists of five ski-jumps: K125, K95, and the training ramps K60, K40 and K20. Both artificial turf and snow can be used in every season. The complex also features a permanent multifunctional building with stands for 5,500 seats, a media press centre, a hotel, snowmaking and irrigation systems, a chairlift and underground car park, track and finish area for Nordic Combined, and a helipad.

Events

Men

Date	Hillsize	Competition	Winner	Second	Third
30 August 2011 (night)	HS140	SGP	Jurij Tepeš	Jure Šinkovec	Anders Fannemel
22 September 2012	HS140	SGP	Jurij Tepeš	Anders Fannemel	Tom Hilde
23 September 2012	HS140	SGP	Taku Takeuchi	Jurij Tepeš	Anders Bardal
21 September 2013	HS140	SGP	Anders Bardal	Jernej Damjan	Antonín Hájek
22 September 2013	HS140	SGP	Matjaž Pungertar	Jernej Damjan	Reruhi Shimizu
20 September 2014 (night)	HS140	SGP	Jernej Damjan	Reruhi Shimizu	Vladislav Boyarintsev
21 September 2014	HS140	SGP	Taku Takeuchi	Jernej Damjan	Phillip Sjøen
12 September 2015 (night)	HS140	SGP	Stefan Kraft	Reruhi Shimizu	Ilmir Hazetdinov
13 September 2015 (night)	HS140	SGP	Junshirō Kobayashi	Stefan Kraft	Kento Sakuyama
27 February 2016 (night)	HS140	WC	Peter Prevc	Michael Hayböck	Severin Freund
28 February 2016 (night)	HS140	WC	Peter Prevc	Severin Freund	Daniel Andre Tande

Ladies

Date	Hillsize	Competition	Winner	Second	Third
22 September 2012	HS106	SGP	Sara Takanashi	Katja Požun	Alexandra Pretorius
23 September 2012	HS106	SGP	Sara Takanashi	Irina Avvakumova	Alexandra Pretorius
21 September 2013	HS106	SGP	Sara Takanashi	Coline Mattel	Yurina Yamada
22 September 2013	HS106	SGP	Sara Takanashi	Katja Požun	Atsuko Tanaka
20 September 2014	HS106	SGP	Sara Takanashi	Irina Avvakumova	Yūki Itō
21 September 2014	HS106	SGP	Sara Takanashi	Katharina Althaus	Maja Vtič
12 September 2015	HS106	SGP	Sara Takanashi	Nita Englund	Yūki Itō
13 September 2015	HS106	SGP	Sara Takanashi	Yūki Itō	Jacqueline Seifriedsberger
27 February 2016	HS106	WC	Sara Takanashi	Daniela Iraschko-Stolz	Jacqueline Seifriedsberger
28 February 2016	HS106	WC	Sara Takanashi	Daniela Iraschko-Stolz	Maja Vtič

See also

• Gorniy Gigant District

References

43°12′45″N 76°56′06″E